Showbox Corporation is a South Korean film distribution and production company. It is one of the largest film distribution companies in South Korea, founded in 1999.[1] Showbox is the film investment, production and distribution branch of Mediaplex, Inc., the entertainment arm of Orion Group. Its main competitors for domestic box office are CJ Entertainment, Lotte Entertainment and Next Entertainment World. Despite having very short history in the industry, they managed to have top 6 of 10 blockbusters in Korean box office history, number 1 being 2012's The Thieves.
History
- June 1996: Establishment of Mediaplex Co., Ltd. to enter the movie business.
- November 1999: Establishment of Megabox to enter the movie theater business.
- January 2002: Establishment of Showbox brand and start of movie distribution investment.
- December 2002: Their first film Sex Is Zero premiers and becomes the fifth most popular film of 2002; selling 4 million tickets.